Finally got back in, after being locked out for some reason. I've missed you guys.!

Joan! what a wonderful surprise! Welcome back.

Hey JoanK, welcome back with a huuuge smile!

DON and BUBBLE:"welcome back with a huuuge smile"

and a wonderful surprise!!!!!! HOORAY!

I wonder if there will be a "return March" or something similar on our next program to celebrate that?  

It's programme of Scandinavian and American music with a passing nod to Japan in the opening piece. We'll hear music by the man who was the first American to compose a symphony as well as three operas.   The final work, one could say, has no relevance in a classical music programme, but I included it just because it sounds nice.   Come to think of it, all the music sounds nicer this week. (:

PS: No programme next week because it's a bank holiday in Canada.

Programme   #1512 June 26 2016

1:     Takeshima: Cherry Blossom Time 

2:      Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar 

3:   Grieg: Norwegian Dances   

4:   Grieg: Peer Gynt 

5:   Roman: Drottningholm Musique 

6:      Bruch: Swedish Dances 

7:   Sibelius: Karelia Suite 

8:   Sibelius:  Finlandia 

9:   Sibelius: Valse Triste 

10:   Neilsen: Symphonic Rhapsody 

11:   Sousa: Stars & Stripes Forever 

12:   Copland: Fanfare   

13:   Copland: Rodeo 

14:   Barber: Adagio  059 (track 4)                                07:28   128:30

15:   Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)

16:   William Fry: The Breaking Heart 

17:   Williams: Born On The 4th Of July 

18:   Dulcimer Gospel Songs medley 

SUNDAY afternoon 1:00 P.M.      -5 GMT (Canada)

http://tunein.com/radio/1069-The-X-s12279/

I have a friend in Switzerland who plays the dulcimer at weddings!

I've been traveling and ignoring the computer, and come back to this wonderful news.  How splendid--two wonderful people who deserve each other!  That also explains the glow I've been seeing in the sky.

BUBBLE  & DON  I wish you both years of happiness. Congratulations.

BUBBLE  really, I had a malfunction? Almost did with this darn computer. More trouble in the 4 months I have had it than the last one in more years than I can remember. HP sent a tech who really did not know much. When he left I looked around and some things were not plugged in and he left the tower on the floor. Stupid. Called him on Friday and chewed him out. He came back late Friday and stayed almost 4 hours. This was on his own time. I would not even offer to pay him for his ineptitude. Still have to get my email fixed. Thank God for my grandson who will come over one evening this week to fix what that tech knew nothing about.

Now I will be ready to listen to today's program and just stay away from the computer and enjoy.

I am glad to see you back, Gloria and without "malfunction" lol

I too plan to enjoy the program, it looks like a particular good one.

Quote from: PatH2 on June 26, 2016, 10:31:35 AM
I've been traveling and ignoring the computer, and come back to this wonderful news.  How splendid--two wonderful people who deserve each other!  That also explains the glow I've been seeing in the sky.

I bet you thought it was the Northern Lights 

Welcome back PatH and Gloria. Hi Bubble

DON  after a week of computer frustration I am now set to sit back and just enjoy all your selections for this week.

BUBBLE  just to let you know I have not deserted you and the others in PSP, still have not installed the disks.

DON  Cherry Blossoms was a great way to start.

Lots of unfamiliar Grieg.  Good.

Grieg is one of my all time favorites

When I visited the Music museum in Brussels, they had reconstituted his very primitive office/cabin with old kitchen desk with the writing implements.  They even had photographed the magnificent view from  the window.

Ahhhhhhh! Just looked at the time. Sorry I missed the Griegs.

Well at least you did not miss it all.     We are having a wonderful time of great tunes.

Hi MarsGal

Eons ago at a meeting in Stockholm, I heard a performance of a baroque opera in the lovely little baroque theater at Drottningholm Palace.  It was a lovely combination, but the lovely baroque benches are as hard as rocks.  This is the theater you see in the Ingmar Bergman movie of The Magic Flute.

Just did the arithmetic: it was 50 years ago.  Time flies.

Pat a wonderful remembrance. Did you perhaps get a picture  or two?

Don. It is 1.16pm for me right now. I have what I think is your station playing but waiting for you to talk so that I can see where we are on the list.  So far it seems to be changing. I seem to have the hardest time finding you. Right now Saying CDCXFM - 106.9. What ever I am on I am enjoying it.   SAY SOMETHING DON......

2 minutes Jeanne

I love that rousing finish.

I don't remember if I have pictures.  If I do, they're slides.

Jeanne I hope you got that.  The call letters incidentally are CIXX-fm

Don. O.K. I hear you. Your voice seems to be so clear now. Beautiful I still think you would be great reading the Audio on Books.. I think I must have worked on my speakers. So now I have the time right and have put the station on my Desktop for the future.

I like this kind of Music.  I will really like #18 as I enjoy the Dulcimer. Don't hear often.

I can see Bubble sitting listening to you right now. Nice she can hear you talking...

Lovely Scandinavian interlude, although some Finns I know get indignant at being called Scandinavian.

and you are right Jeanne, his reading is clear and intonation just right.  Maybe he has a new career in front of him

DON  oh boy listening to the Stars and Stripes reminds me of listening to the Boston Pops on July 4th.  My feet are marching to it.

Fanfare for the Common Man is one of my friend George's favorites. He would play that along with some of his other favorites when we traveled.